Album Review

Bi-Polar is a title bound to draw attention, not least of all when you’re a former member of an outfit that’s been through the fire as many times as TLC. Despite the fact that this is Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas’s first solo album, the guest list reflects the fact that this is far from her musical debut: producers include Polow da Don, Sanchez Holmes and Battery 5, while T-Pain, Missy Elliot and ex-TLC bandmate T-Boz also make appearances. Though it’s hard these days to find any of the leaked tracks that found their way to the Internet a few years ago, there’s plenty of reason to suspect that catchy R&B will the main sound filling out Chilli’s first solo outing. And here’s hoping it’s worth the wait, since the original release date of September 2, 2008, has long since gone by.